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Word: cianfarano (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1958-1958
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...document: a separation decree issued by the local bishop taking the nearby village of Giglio out of the Sant'Angelo parish. To the 500-odd villagers, this parish chopping seemed intolerable. Sant'Angelo parish had become too big, insisted the bishop. Retorted Emilio Cianfarano, Sant'Angelo's rebel chief: "When you split a family, the whole family suffers." And besides, grumbled the rebels, the bishop had been swayed by Giglio donations of nearly $5,000 toward a new church. Despite the heat caused by such arguments, the villagers failed in their early-morning assault. Before nightfall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Baptists of Sant'Angelo | 7/14/1958 | See Source »

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